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Why? Like how do people have the time and energy to catfish someone for a year or even more?
May 27, 2023 10:34 PM
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Why? Like how do people have the time and energy to catfish someone for a year or even more?
cornflakethief
From an article I found: “We had tens of thousands of text messages, whether they were messages that were just for her daughter or some of her daughter's friends," Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney David Barberi said. "And, you know, the digital footprint was just insane."
coffscreek
What a POS
HardDoseOfReality
Seems an easy mystery to me. Mother probably is the entitled offspring of a boomer.
AgamemnonsMemes
The last time i saw something like this it was because she wanted her daughter to do something, or change something. She thought her daughter was overweight or something like that and was basically bullying her into changing her habits. She 'wasn't getting through' to her daughter because she just 'didn't want to listen to her mom' so instead she made a bunch of accounts online to cyberbully her instead.
himisti
These days? Like shitty parents with mental issues has never existed before.
misstakken
fair enough but I was referring to catfishing in general. I find it insane that people still get catfished when there's options like video chats.
scoutMoonDiver
Successlessness
Jeffy Fuckin' Spaghetti
wadatahmydamie
frizy1
Well that wasn't very mount pleasant of her
misplacedmaritimer
Nothing unusal about a mother hating her daughter,, mommy dearest anyone?
Tittyskillet
Why would she do this? To any teen. Much less her own daughter. Wtf.
ChelVanin
Most likely an arsonist-firefighter situation: start a fire, and then help put it out and called a hero.
pureponytree
Black shakes man
lddiaz
That's gonna make for an awkward Thanksgiving.
AncientBreadcrumbs
Thanks for reminding me of Awkward. Should watch it again
emilytangerine8910
So many ppls first bully is their parents. So why stop there
anActualHumanPerson
What, Dave Grohl shaved? Oh, wait, no... this is much worse
TotallyNotSarcastic
For a second there, I was like “oh good, Steven Tyler is finally eating well”.
Bigblackdick69
GoatRodeo
Mom - is that you?
AchyBreakyArthritickyKnees
That poor kid, how the fuck is she supposed establish any kind of normal relationship in her life after this?
invaliduserformat
It will be exceptionally hard, once a parent has broken the child's trust, this is something that affects all your relationships for life. You just don't know how to trust, you don't even know the meaning of the word. I'm glad they caught the abusive bitch before she did even more damage.
PicassoCT
It even defouls all other words. Love. Aha. That's what they used to call a shit show back in the days.
invaliduserformat
Yes... Love, a strange word also.
idiotsonfire
Abusers do not give a fuck.
VodkaReindeer
I'm sure she'll have a great time after he peers learn of what her mother did, too. Good thing the news had her pic and name...
lsama
I really hope she gets the therapy she's desperately going to need after this.
PicassoCT
That's the neat thing. You don't
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Was probably to teach her some super fucked up traumatizing lesson.
mandy009
RADICALFREEDOM
On the internet, no one knows you’re their mom.
OmniscientZiltoid
Now clean your room
XRay0976
C u n t
potentialwisdom
The comment was posted FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
eggmuffin
The thought that this kid was going through a hard time, and would have been leaning on the mother for support, is heartbreaking. I want to rant and rave, but I can't find the words, I feel sick.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
(100 years later, this story remains terrifying--not because it's the local network block, but because the killer is still on IPv4.)
LrrrRulerofThePlanetOmicronPerseiVIII
Then WHO WAS PHONE?
pareidoliaperson
Phone? Not even once.
MCNewYorkLives
The number of adults/parents that cyberbully children is DISGUSTINGLY high. I recall watching a video of a woman who Catfished/cyberbullied her daughters ex friend (whose parents she was friends with) to the point the girl killed herself
BigJT
That I can almost understand the mindset that would lead someone to do that, but cyberbullying your own kid? That baffles me.
MCNewYorkLives
What made it worse was that the lady consoled the parents, saying how awful it was that it happened. Fast forward some time ahead, and the parents discover the lady did this...I was surprised the husband didn't beat them
oocelScifiVillain
That is disgusting. I hope they all spend life in prison.
MCNewYorkLives
Iirc, I don't think she was penalized since it happened during "early years" (like 2000s) of the internet and cyberbullying wasn't in an laws.
misstakken
If its the one I heard about, the judge overturned the conviction. It's crazy.
DarkfireDragon
Even if it was overturned her relationship with her daughter is ruined.
Girlie1337
How did she get caught? I've been trying to get help for my online harasser and I'm just told until he puts his hands on me, there's nothing they can do.
ChelVanin
If that’s just what law enforcement is telling you, I’d hire legal counsel to review your case and try again (if it’s worth it to you). Some harassment definitely warrants a legal response. It may also be a matter of the technical capabilities of your local police department, but I can’t speak to that.
EroticZombiePants
"There's nothing we can do." = "We don't give a shit enough to bother with this."
Girlie1337
After the officer said there was nothing they could do, I asked what he thought I should do next. He said, "if you wanted to make a report, I can't say no." Thanks, dude.
manyslayer
"Well, if you were to get rich or become a Republican politician we could help but until then our hands are tied."
jemappelletosca
Tell him you’ll make a report so that when you are found dead, everyone wonders why the police didn’t do anything, when they knew
Pavloval
Sounds like a weird case of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy.
pxlphile
Oedipushausen by Proxy
THEdrakespirit
This would be a very typical case. Munchausen's is awful to watch, and it's much worse when it's by proxy, cuz it's usually their biological kid
dalekhead
Munchausens by proxy server
ahernandez
Or… the mom is just a shitty person. Not everything is a disorder. Some people are just shit
backrideup9
Or a normal case of a terrible parent.
astrangehop
Munchausen's syndrome behind several proxies
Nerfgunner
There are a lot of munch videos out there, mother daughter
GuestChrist
I was thinking yeah she was probably "supporting" her daughter through her "tough time".
Cucumberclouds
And don’t forget the attention she’ll get for it. It’s a very sad psychological disorder
ThisGuyHere
"I get to talk shit to my daughter AND be praised by her as a source of comfort! The perfect plan" - A goddamn psycho
HandoB4Javert
misstakken
yeah. Still insane how people are still being catfished today.
Ghode
New variant.... Munchausen's syndrome by TikTok
georgedragonslayer
I wheezed a little bit. Thank you @Ghode. I appreciate it.
anteyeclimbaxe
Since it's online, it's just the *other* type of proxy
Septcanmat
Munchausen’s syndrome by VPN.
SnailsAgainstTungstenSpheres
Brought to you by Nord VPN
FreakyKiwi
i lived in that city for a bit, i am NOT surprised at all
AnxiousCuttlefish
Same here
ccman87
ditto
AmbroseWolfinger
https://www.wnem.com/2023/04/28/isabella-co-woman-sentenced-catfishing-daughter-online/
Medoria
wow she barely got a slap on the wrist. what a sicko.
GlenL
She . . . she made fake social media accounts to stalk and harass children using her real phone number, sweet merciful fuck that's stupid
VodkaReindeer
I'm sure she didn't think that the fucking FBI would come after her when she sent derogatory comments to teens, lol.
idklolwut12
Can i ask if anything else made you doubt her intelligence? /s
ccman87
despite there being a college there, the people are not very smart
ccman87
yeah that sounds about right for MtP
FirefighterCaboose
At least it's not Clare
misstakken
thank you, i meant to include the article!
AmbroseWolfinger
This is the most recent I could find. There's a soft paywall article that states she was "feeding off" the reactions she was getting from calling her daughter ugly and telling her to kill herself.
misstakken
Dang, makes me think of Mother Gothel...only worse.
Charles222a203
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2023/02/michigan-mother-said-she-fed-off-catfishing-2-teens-including-own-daughter.html?outputType=amp didn't get paywalled here fwiw
ThatHappensToMeSometimes
Holy hell. Imagine having a mother that fucking evil that she bullies her own child for absolutely no gain. Disgusting.
PabloEscargot
@OP I've often wondered the same about stalkers and others who harass people for months/years. The level of drive and motivation it takes is unreal. Next level crazy shit. Meanwhile my lazy ass has snacks delivered via uber eats cause I'm too fucking lazy to drive a block to the corner store.
misstakken
There are catfishes that do that, create fake personas/copy a real instagram account to stalk/meet victims.
PabloEscargot
The goal being infamy? Human connection? Possibly just the longing for what we don't have and going the wrong way about it. It's so hard to comprehend as someone who leads a fairly solitary and simple life.
misstakken
I guess both depending on why they lie/catfish. Generally(but not always), people that catfish are usually not happy with their appearance(usually overweight) so they catfish as someone "attractive." Then there are the ones that catfish for scams- sextortion or romance ones.
PabloEscargot
True that.